D&D (2024) Jeremy Crawford: “We are releasing new editions of the books”

[The Myopic Sniper]

'We are releasing new editions of the books,” Crawford emphasized. “We are not releasing a new edition of the game. And so that, I think, is a really important distinction — that it is still 5th edition, but yes, we are releasing revised versions of the books, which anywhere else in the publishing world would be called new editions.”"

Any thoughts?

Link:
D&D has a messaging problem that goes beyond the OGL controversy

 

[Morrus]

Pretty much the same thing they’ve been saying for ages now.

 

[Vaalingrade]

And it wasn't called 5th edition for the longest time too.

Pull the other one, mate, it's got bells on.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

And it wasn't called 5th edition for the longest time too.

When did "fifth edition" show up on the back cover of the PHB?

 

[mellored]

'Any thoughts?

The 2024 classes are the children of the 2014 classes. And all the parents are complaining about kids these days.

Druid mom: ... and that's how you cast barkskin
Druid son: no mom, my way is so much cooler.
Druid Mom: look, I've been casting it this way since before you where born.
Druid Son: time to evolve mom...

Fighter Dad: what are you going?
Fighter daughter: out to practicing trip attack with my friends.
Fighter Dad: in my day we didn't need no fancy maneuvers. We just hit it until it was dead.
Fighter Daughter: Dad, quit embarrassing me...

 

[Pedantic]

A historical retrospective around edition change marketing could be a fun read. WotC has tried a lot of quite different strategies over the years, from "this is better and solves all the problems!" to "this isn't actually a change at all!"

 

[Corinnguard]

Ship of Theseus - Wikipedia Is D&D, a Ship of Thesus?

 

[Scribe]

Any thoughts?

"Can we please not call it an edition change Community? Please, just let us release the ... revised updates to the books, and dont scare people into thinking its a new edition. Don't mind all the updates that fundamentally change aspects of the game, this is not an edition change. Its a revised....edition...ish?"

Source - Crawford, Probably.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Can you use older 5e adventures and supplements with 2023 books? Probably yes, with not a lot of effort.
Should you mix different PHBs? Probably not... because, why should you....

 

[Maxperson]

'We are releasing new editions of the books,” Crawford emphasized. “We are not releasing a new edition of the game. And so that, I think, is a really important distinction — that it is still 5th edition, but yes, we are releasing revised versions of the books, which anywhere else in the publishing world would be called new editions.”"

Any thoughts?

Link:
D&D has a messaging problem that goes beyond the OGL controversy

5.5 is a thing.